Stool seat



W. H. SCOTT June 13, 1950 STOOL SEAT 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 19, 1948 INVENTORI WILMOT H. ScoTT ATTORNEY.

June 13, 1950 w. H. SCOTT 2,511,447

STOOL SEAT Filed Jan. 19, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY.

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/ 4 WILMO SCOTT Patented June 13, 1950 STOOL SEAT Wilmot H. Scott, Clayton, Mo., assignor to Vitro Products Company, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application January 19, 1948, Serial No. 2,987

3 Claims.

My invention has relation to improvements in stool seats and it consists in the novel features of construction more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

The invention is concerned primarily with a rotary seat construction for counter stools whereby the seat spindle is securely fastened to the seat proper in a manner that facilitates the centering of the seat proper with the spindle during the process of manufacture.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a construction that is rigid and durable and that, at the same time, may be manufactured at a comparative low cost. This object, together with other advantages inherent in the invention, will be better apparent from a detailed description thereof in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stool embodying my improved seat with the legs of the stool broken away; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the plane indicated by the line 3--3 in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional detail taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional detail taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3 and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the clamp plates whereby the base of the seat is secured to the skirt portion thereof.

Referring to the drawings S represents my improved seat rotatably mounted on a stool base comprising legs L, L joined at the upper ends by a socket member M which receives a spindle I depending from a tripod 2 secured to the seat S in a manner that will presently appear.

The seat S is made up of a seat proper 3 and a cylindrical skirt 4 depending therefrom and" secured thereto by means of clamp plates 5, 5, 5 which essentially constitute the principal feature of the present invention.

The seat proper 3 comprises a wood disc 6 topped with a suitable filling over which is stretched a cover 8 (preferably of leather or equivalent material) which cover overlaps the margin of the lower face 9 of the disc 6 and is secured thereto by tacks II).

The metallic skirt 4 is provided with an annular flange II to receive the seat proper 3 and is held in securely fixed relation with said seat proper by means of three clamp plates 5 as mentioned above which are arranged in equally spaced relation. Each clamp plate 5 has a perforated boss I2 disposed near its center corner I3 and toepieces I4, I4 at the two oppositely disposed corners which toe-pieces are formed of a shape to fit snugly and solidly against the inside of the annular flange I I.

The tripod 2 has perforations o, o, o in the legs 2', 2', 2' which are properly spaced to receive the carriage bolts I5, I5, I 5 projected downwardly from disc 6 which is provided with openings [6, IE, IE to receive said carriage bolts. The location of the perforated bosses I2 in the clamp plates 5 is such that the boss openings I2 will register with the openings o in the legs 2' of the tripod 2 so that in assembling the seat proper 3, skirt member 4 and tripod 2 the carriage bolts will pass through openings 0 and I2 and the respective members comprising the seat securely clamped together by the application of nuts l1, I1, I! to the threaded stems I8, I8, I8 of carriage bolts I5, I5, I5.

It will be observed that the inner corner I 3 of each clamp plate 5 is provided with a pair of pointed spurs I9, I9 arranged to bite into the lower surface of the disc 6 when the nuts I! are tightly drawn up. It is thus apparent that the clamp plate 5 is securely anchored to the seat proper 3 and at the same time securely holds the seat skirt 4 to said seat proper.

The construction and the arrangement of the principal features just described not only results in a seat assembly that is a closely knit unit, but also one that may be quickly assembled owing to the fact that the perforated clamp plates 5 cause the skirt 4, seat proper 3 and spindle I to be automatically centered. In other words the clamp plates, in addition to constituting important structural members, also serve the function of templates in assembling the seat with the spindle.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. A stool seat comprising a seat proper, a skirt portion depending therefrom, a plurality of clamp plates equally spaced around the skirt portion and in engagement therewith, a spindle member in engagement with the clamp plates and means securing the seat member, clamp plates and spindle member together.

2. A stool seat comprising a seat proper, a skirt portion depending therefrom and having a marginal flange engaging the seat proper, a plurality of clamp plates equally spaced around the skirt portion and having toe pieces bearing against the skirt flange, a spindle member in engagement with the clamp plates, and means securing the seat proper, clamp plates and spindle member together.

3. A stool seat comprising a seat proper, a skirt portion depending therefrom, and having a marglnal flange engaging the seat proper, a plurality UNITED STATES PATENTS of clamp plates equally spaced around the skirt Number Name Date portion, said clamp plates having toe-pieces bear- 469 358 Nesson Feb 23 1892 ing against the skirt flange and spurs penetrat- 1 337609 Koken m 6. 1920 ing the lower surface of the seat proper, a spin- 5 1951499 Brown Mar. 20 1934 dle member in engagement with the clamp plates, n and means securing the seat proper, clamp plates FOREIGN PATENTS and. spindle member together. Number Country, Date WILMOT SCOTT" 670,131 France Aug. 27, 1929 10 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: 

